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Hi,

I'm intending to buy new microphones for sampling and would like advice from members on which are the best mics for sampling.

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It depends on the money you want to spend. Of course for in house recording a condense-microphone ($500) will get rid of most annoying noises and would be the best.

Also good is Trusty Sure SM57. Good reviews I have seen.

If top quality is not an issue, these things work pretty well for sampling

http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-H2-Portable- ... 710&sr=8-1
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Thanks Macboy. Anyone else has any insights?
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Many people missunderstand the usage of condenser microphone and they
end up spending a lot of money and getting frustrated, a little story:
Way back i bought a Neuman 87 AI, 2500$...came home all happy that i am gonna
sound like Michael Jackson but guess what...i sounded like $hit!
An expensive Microphone needs also and expensive enviroment, condensed
Microphones cannot be used in a house with all kinds of things...then i went
and bought an EV ND767A, 120$, just a regular Mic and i sounded like M.J. trust me.
Then i tried to figure it out why was it like that, why 120$ mic sounded better
ten the one i paid 2500$ for. And after researches and stuff i found out and
then i got smarter and realised too that the condenser cannot be used just
anywhere in any room, it really needs an acoustic treated and quite room.
I am using the following for sampling and also for studio recordings:
EV ND767A (vocals and anything)
SHURE SM57 (one of the best for sampling, mostly on percusions and guitars)
SHURE SM58 (vocals)
Get one or 2 of them you will be satisfied.
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Post by macboy »

So we agree Nedim on the Sure SM57 :)
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Post by oracle »

this maybe a little off topic but since when michael jackson sounded good?
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oracle wrote:this maybe a little off topic but since when michael jackson sounded good?
I can't answer that, but there are 2 million people who have just paid huge dollars to see him try in a series of concerts in London. :roll:
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He sounds great to me (especially the older stuff) AND nobody moves like MJ. :-)

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from gender to gender you mean ;)
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Post by Rob Sherratt »

I bought a Behringer B1 studio condenser mic just recently and am very pleased with it. Cardiod pickup pattern, flat frequency response 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, I paid 100 euros.

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Post by oracle »

Behringer B-1 Studio Microphone that Rob mentioned has some great reviews and sales for only $100 in the US.

Behringer Dual-Diaphragm Studio Microphone B-2 Pro sales which is one step up I think goes for $130

http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/B-2PRO.aspx
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Post by Rob Sherratt »

Hi Oracle,

P.S. The technical differences between the Behringer B1 and the B2 are that the B1's pickup pattern is cardioid, whereas the B2 has an additional switch which configures the pickup pattern to be either cardioid, unidirectional or figure of eight. I think for many people it is worth the additional $30 to have that flexibility. But for vocal recording and sampling, a cardioid pattern mic is normally best.

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Post by kanthos »

macboy wrote:So we agree Nedim on the Sure SM57 :)
The SM57 is a great dynamic mic, but it depends on what you want to use it for. If you're sampling vocals, it's not the mic for you; if you want to mic a guitar amp, it's ideal (well, given budget; I'm sure there are better dynamic mics out there that are much more expensive).
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Post by mrkorg »

Looks like there are many mics to look into. It most likely will come down to the SM57 or the Behringer.
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